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Restricted genetic variation in populations of Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica outside of East Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands points to the Indian Ocean Islands as the earliest known common source.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Fontanilla Ian Kendrich C, Sta Maria Inna Mikaella P, Garcia James Rainier M, Ghate Hemant, Naggs Fred, Wade Christopher M
Abstract excerpt
The Giant African Land Snail, Achatina ( = Lissachatina) fulica Bowdich, 1822, is a tropical crop pest species with a widespread distribution across East Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the Pacific, the Caribbean, and North and South America. Its current distribution is attributed primarily to the introduction of the snail to new areas by Man within the last 200 years. This study determined the...
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